I'm inspired by people who are so sensitive and vulnerable that they try to cover it up.

I feel very inspired right now because I know there are a lot of people out there who are really scared but I feel this great sense of togetherness and people coming together and saying, "I got your back."

No matter what the characters you play, you have to find the differences in them, especially when you are doing a political movie.

Look at Hispanic women - they are being paid 42 cents on the dollar - or African-American women. I think it's an issue we have to look at across the board.

I don't really drink, and I've never been to a rave. I used to cut school to read Shakespeare, not to make out in the park.

One comment by a female lobbyist really shocked me. She said, "Washington is a contact sport." I asked, "What do you mean by that?" And she just said, "Well, it's all men - and they're very contact-y. They touch a lot." Women say that's just part of the game.

I just want to do what I feel is right in my heart.